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Professor Raquel Peixoto leads Coral Reef Research specialty in Frontiers in Marine Science

May 24, 2019

The Red Sea Coral Reef. Credit: Morgan Bennett-Smith. We are delighted to announce the new Specialty Chief Editor Professor Raquel Peixoto for the Coral Reef Research section [...]

Professor Vincent Harris leads Frontiers in Materials’ new specialty on Quantum Materials

May 22, 2019

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Professor Vincent Harris of Northeastern University leads Quantum Materials specialty in Frontiers in Materials [...]

Frontiers eBooks published in April 2019

May 14, 2019

Frontiers special issue research collection eBooks - published April 2019

Download the latest free research collections, including on landslide hazards, nanoparticles in cancer therapy, the influence of explicit assessment criteria and many more! All eBooks are free to download, share and distribute. [...]

Frontiers joins the Executive Board of the Swiss Management Association

April 30, 2019

Frontiers has been invited to join the Executive Board of the Swiss Management Association. [...]

Professors Liu and Hartung appointed to lead Frontiers in Big Data and Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence

April 23, 2019

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Huan Liu leads Frontiers in Big Data. Thomas Hartung leads Frontiers in AI. [...]

Specialty Chief Editor wins Women of Discovery Award

April 12, 2019

Krithi Karanth, Specialty Chief Editor of Conservation, winner of Women of Discovery 2019 award

Specialty Chief Editor of Conservation, Krithi Karanth has been recognized with the Women of Discovery award. [...]

Frontiers eBooks published in March 2019

April 10, 2019

Download the latest free research collections, including on cephalopod digestion, wild immunology, computed tomography and many more! All eBooks are free to download, share and distribute. [...]

It’s kick off for Frontiers in Sports and Active Living

April 5, 2019

Grégoire Millet and Richard Giulianotti lead Frontiers in Sports and Active Living [...]

How to protect the environment from toxic pollutants? Find the answer across disciplines

April 3, 2019

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Oladele Ogunseitan leads new specialty on Toxicology, Pollution and the Environment [...]

Article collection looks into brain change and brain abnormalities in relation to headache

April 1, 2019

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Article collection on functional and structural brain abnormalities in primary and secondary headaches welcomes original research, opinion and review articles [...]

Making smarter, more sustainable cities

March 28, 2019

Frontiers in Sustainable Cities launches with the aim of exploring solutions to problems raised by growing urban environments and populations [...]

Frontiers in Water celebrates World Water Day

March 22, 2019

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In celebration of World Water Day, Frontiers in Water officially launches under the leadership of Professor Praveen Kumar [...]

What is the state of the world’s forests?

March 21, 2019

Field Chief Editor of Frontiers in Forests and Global Change reflects on the state of the world's forests on International Day of Forests [...]

Open access is the dream for any scientist says Mauro Serafini, Chief Editor of Nutritional Epidemiology

March 19, 2019

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Mauro Serafini is Specialty Chief Editor of Nutritional Epidemiology, a new section in Frontiers in Nutrition. [...]

Prevent cardiovascular disease in cancer patients and survivors

March 15, 2019

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Joerg Herrmann and Jun-ichi Abe lead new specialty on Cardio-Oncology in Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine [...]

Hybridization and electrification is the way to go says new Chief Editor of Engine and Automotive Engineering

March 12, 2019

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Evangelos Giakoumis is Specialty Chief Editor of Engine and Automotive Engineering, a new specialty in Frontiers in Mechanical Engineering [...]

Frontiers eBooks published in February 2019

March 8, 2019

Download the latest free research collections, including on time perception, adult neurogenesis & internet gaming disorder. [...]

Add more life to your years, not years to your life says Chief Editor of new specialty on Aging Psychiatry

March 7, 2019

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Gianfranco Spalletta leads new specialty on Aging Psychiatry in Frontiers in Psychiatry [...]

Christophe Lacroix leads Nutrition and Microbes a new specialty in Frontiers in Nutrition

March 7, 2019

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Frontiers in Nutrition has a new specialty on Nutrition and Microbes. Under the leadership of Specialty Chief Editor, Christophe Lacroix, this section will publish research findings based on microbes and functions. [...]

Frontiers eBooks published in January 2019

February 6, 2019

Frontiers special issue eBooks published in January 2019

The latest research article collections, including on language acquisition, precision medicine in oncology, and the use of lignin for fuels and chemicals [...]

Call for articles: research on theater neuroscience & psychology

February 5, 2019

A new article collection in Frontiers in Psychology and Frontiers in Human Neuroscience provides the first platform in peer-reviewed journals for contemporary empirical research in and on theater practices.

A new special issue provides the first platform in a peer-reviewed psychology journal for contemporary empirical research in and on theater practices. [...]

Submit to Frontiers directly from Chronos and bioRxiv

January 30, 2019

Chronos, the grantee platform of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, and preprint server BioRxiv are now integrated into the Frontiers academic manuscript submission system

Integration with two leading grantee and pre-publication platforms further simplifies the submission process for Frontiers’ authors. [...]

10 years. 100,000 articles. 500 million reads. 4th most cited. Moving forward with Open Science.

December 12, 2018

With the 100,000th article published in our 10th year, Frontiers Co-founders Kamila Markram and Henry Markram reflect on 10 years of progress, consider what the future holds and thank all those who made Frontiers happen. [...]

Coming soon: Frontiers in Water

December 12, 2018

In early 2019, Frontiers in Water will be launched. This new journal will be dedicated to understanding the challenges surrounding water. [...]

Frontiers in Blockchain announces fully-funded article collection and $10,000 research prize

December 12, 2018

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Frontiers in Blockchain announces fully-funded article collection on Inclusive Stakeholding and a $10,000 research prize [...]

Frontiers in Blockchain introduces new journal-wide $10,000 Best Paper Prize

December 12, 2018

Frontiers in Blockchain offers $10,000 Best Paper Prize for research article submissions to the journal [...]

Making waves: Paolo Perona and Björn Vinnerås lead new water-related section in Frontiers in Environmental Science

December 12, 2018

Specialty Chief Editors, Paolo Perona from the University of Edinburgh and Björn Vinnerås at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) lead the Water and Wastewater Management Section within Frontiers in Environmental Science. [...]

Branching into new areas: Manfred Lexer and Maurizio Mencuccini lead new specialties in Frontiers in Forests and Global Change

November 30, 2018

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Manfred Lexer and Maurizio Mencuccini, Chief Editors of new specialties in Frontiers in Forests and Global Change [...]

4,000th article published in Frontiers in Pharmacology

November 26, 2018

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Frontiers in Pharmacology publishes 4000th article [...]

Understanding what makes treatments work: Professor Veena Kumari leads Psychological Therapies in Frontiers in Psychiatry

November 22, 2018

Veena Kumari is Specialty Chief Editor for Psychological Therapies in Frontiers in Psychiatry [...]

Frontiers eBooks published in October 2018

November 8, 2018

Download this month’s new releases including the latest research collections on quasars, epilepsy, humanoid robotics, and many more! [...]

Article collection on the vestibular system wins Frontiers research prize

November 6, 2018

Research Topic showcasing effective new treatments for common balance and orientation disorders gives new hope to millions. [...]

What animals can tell us about ourselves: Sarah Boysen is new Chief Editor of Comparative Psychology in Frontiers in Psychology

November 2, 2018

Chief Editor Sarah Boysen leads new specialty on Comparative Psychology in Frontiers in Psychology [...]

Unprecedented possibilities to study plant evolution: Chief Editors Jim Leebens-Mack and Gerald Schneeweiss launch new specialty

October 31, 2018

Chief Editors Jim Leebens-Mack and Gerald Schneeweiss launch new specialty on Plant Systematics and Evolution in Frontiers in Plant Science [...]

Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence: advancing research that carries us into the future

October 30, 2018

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Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence is here! The new journal publishes research on various applications of AI, including healthcare, business, finance, language and computation. It also explores the legal and technical systems for application of AI. [...]

Dementia Specialty Chief Editor Bruce Miller encourages exploration into the neurodegenerative disease

October 29, 2018

Chief Editor Bruce Miller of new specialty Dementia, highlights need to discover more about this neurodegenerative disease [...]

Chief Editor Iwao Ojima to receive Ernest Guenther Award in Chemistry of Natural Products

October 26, 2018

Iwao Ojima, Chief Editor of Organic Chemistry

Chief Editor Iwao Ojima to receive Ernest Guenther Award in Chemistry of Natural Products from the American Chemical Society (ACS) [...]

No one should have to pay to access knowledge on health inequalities say Chief Editors Michelle Kelly-Irving and Cyrille Delpierre

October 25, 2018

Chief Editors Michelle Kelly-Irving and Cyrille Delpierre of INSERM (France) lead new specialty on Inequalities in Health in Frontiers in Public Health [...]

Collaboration with INPST to explore science behind natural products and promote science communication

October 22, 2018

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A new collaboration with the International Natural Product Sciences Taskforce (INPST) explores the science behind natural products and promotes science communication [...]

Fundamental role of Blastocystis in intestinal diseases questioned in new study

October 22, 2018

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In a new study published in Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, the fundamental role of Blastocystis in intestinal diseases is questioned [...]

Focus on how viruses affect their hosts say Chief Editors of new specialty in Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology

October 17, 2018

Chief Editors of new specialty in Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology encourage researchers to focus on the interactions between virus and host [...]